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July 15, 2159 Partial Solar Eclipse

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Africa, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 128.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 15 at 05:32:17Jul 15 at 1:32:17 am
Maximum EclipseJul 15 at 07:18:47Jul 15 at 3:18:47 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 15 at 09:04:54Jul 15 at 5:04:54 am

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Dec 9, 2159

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:47 am CAT8:32 am CAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am 1:48 pm MAWT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am CAT9:07 am SAST
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am EAT9:51 am EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am SAST9:24 am SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am TFT1:52 pm TFT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am SAST9:25 am SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am EAT10:49 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am CAT8:58 am CAT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am MUT11:55 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am EAT9:57 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am SAST9:25 am SAST
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am CAT9:05 am SAST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am RET11:54 am RET
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am SAST10:09 am SAST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am CAT8:43 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am SAST9:09 am CAT

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the third eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: June 15–16, 2159 — Partial Solar Eclipse

Second eclipse this season: June 30, 2159 — Total Lunar Eclipse